Canucks fall 3-1 to the Kings after being badly outshot in Los Angeles

An inspirational presentation by a retired Navy SEAL and more than 200 touring fans taking in a California double-dip provided the Vancouver Canucks with some extra incentive Saturday.

However, what they really needed was Roberto Luongo quickly returning to form after missing three games with a groin strain and a new-look power play contributing in hopes of leap-frogging the Los Angeles Kings in the standings and sending the suddenly-slumping Pacific Division rival to a sixth-straight loss — the most in more than six years.

The Canucks got a little power-play success from a first-period Ryan Kesler effort and a whole lot of a larcenous Luongo but still fell 3-1 at the Staples Center. It wasn’t flattering. It wasn’t so much the third-straight loss, the third setback to the Kings this season and the sixth-straight loss for Luongo against Los Angeles dating back to the 2012 playoffs.

It was how the Canucks went quietly into the night in losing for just the second time in regulation this season when leading after two periods. It was leaving Luongo hung out to dry and spoiling his brilliant 46-save effort. It was sobering. And alarming.

“We don’t have a sniff of a chance [without Luongo],” said Canucks coach John Tortorella. “I shudder to think what the score would be. So let’s not kid ourselves. The game was not as close as the score. We have a ton of work to do with the responsibility of how we’re going to play in our division. There’s no secret in what we have to do.

“Our game changed in the second period after just an abysmal power play and they gained some momentum off that and we never regained any type of puck possession or zone time. Beating us to pucks and winning the battles. We’re going to have to learn to battle harder and it starts with our forwards with the forecheck. Our D were under siege all night long. If we’re going to compete in our division in the second half, we need to be more consistent.”

Source: theprovince

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